I am delighted to welcome Lorna today to talk about her latest release, NEW BLOOD. There is a great giveaway at the end of the post so don't forget to enter for a chance to win lovely prizes!
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: 3 November 2016
Publisher: Crooked Cat Publishing
Suitable for 18+
Hello Lorna and thank you very
much for coming on the blog today. What a stunning and atmospheric cover you have for NEW BLOOD. You must be delighted with it!
What did you want to
be when you were a child? Did you always know you wanted to write?
I’ve
always wanted to do something which involved writing. For a long time I wanted
to be a journalist and I even did work experience on a local newspaper, but I
realised I wasn’t outgoing enough for that so I started writing novels instead!
In three words - What kind of man
is Thomas Heaton, your hero?
Shy, reclusive, workaholic.
And in three words - What kind of
woman is Sophia Nelson, your heroine?
Inquisitive, thoughtful,
practical.
What did Thomas think the first
time he saw Sophia?
Thomas studied history of art at
university and loves full-figured Renaissance women, so when he sees curvy
Sophia Nelson walk into his library, he thinks all his birthdays and
Christmases have come at once!
Lovely! And what did Sophia think
of Thomas the first time she saw him?
Thomas is tall, dark, and handsome
and Sophia later admits that although he intimidated her, it was lust at first
sight.
It sounds like you have the
perfect chemistry between your protagonists here, Lorna! Tell me, what is the
one thing you absolutely need to write? I need quiet, which I almost never get.
What about you?
When I write the first draft of a
novel, I need a comfy chair, my laptop, and no interruptions. When I edit, I
can have music which isn’t too intrusive in the background.
I love choosing my characters'
names. How do you pick yours?
I have a baby name book which I
choose names from! I prefer to use traditional names like Robert and Jane (from
Only You), Charlie and Kate (from Into The Unknown), Rachel and Matthew (from
The Image of Her), and Sophia and Thomas (from New Blood).
Author Bio
Lorna Peel is an author of contemporary and historical romantic
fiction. Her debut novel, ONLY YOU, a contemporary celebrity romance set in London, England,
was published in 2014. INTO THE UNKNOWN, a World War Two romance set in London,
the south east of England, and Ireland, was published in 2015 and reached
Amazon’s top 20 best sellers in 20th Century Historical Romance. THE IMAGE OF
HER, a romantic suspense set in rural England about a woman’s search for
her birth mother, was published in May 2016. NEW BLOOD, a romantic suspense set
in a stately home in Yorkshire,
England, will
be published on 3 November 2016.
Lorna was born in England and lived in North Wales until her
family moved to Ireland
to become farmers, which is a book in itself! She lives in rural Ireland, where
she writes, researches her family history, and grows fruit and vegetables. She
also keeps chickens (and a Guinea Hen who now thinks she’s a chicken!).
BLURB FOR NEW BLOOD
Sophia Nelson returns to her home town in Yorkshire, England
to begin a new job as tour guide at Heaton Abbey House. There, she meets the
reclusive Thomas, Baron Heaton, a lonely workaholic.
Despite having a rule never to become involved with her boss, Sophia
can’t deny how she finds him incredibly attractive.
When she overhears the secret surrounding his parentage, she is torn.
But is it the attraction or the fear of opening a Pandora’s box that makes her
keep quiet about it?
How long can she stay at the abbey knowing what she does?
BUY LINKS
Amazon UK
- https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01KW0I7P2
Amazon US
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KW0I7P2
Universal Amazon Link - http://viewbook.at/NewBlood
Barnes and Noble -
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1124481051?ean=9781911381358
Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/660432
Kobo - https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/new-blood-18
iBooks -
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/new-blood/id1147236157?mt=11
EXCERPT
She was at Michelle’s at eight o’clock on the dot
that evening.
“Come in.” Michelle smiled. “I’ve just put the
kettle on.” They brought their mugs of coffee into the living room and sat on
the sofa. “So what’s up? You sounded like you were about to strangle someone
yesterday.”
“Lord Heaton,” she replied simply.
“What, he’s a pain in the arse?”
“Yeah, and the rest.”
“What?” Michelle’s eyes bulged. “Oh, my God, you
don’t fancy him, do you?” Sophia looked away. “Sophia?”
“I don’t know what to do,” she said miserably. “I
need to leave but I can’t because I need the money and I need the flat but…”
“Heaton,” Michelle finished and Sophia smiled sadly
and nodded. “Okay, tell me what’s been going on.”
“Everyone thinks he’s a recluse. He isn’t. I mean,
he doesn’t go out much but it’s not like he never leaves the house or anything.
I mean, we’ve been going walking together for weeks now—”
“Walking?” Michelle interrupted incredulously.
“Hang on. Hang on. Rewind. You go walking together?”
“It came up that I go walking and I asked if he’d
like to come. He said yes after a bit and we go walking on the moors. Stephanie
comes too at the moment, though.”
“His sister?” Michelle asked.
Sophia swallowed. “Yes.”
“Okay. Go on.”
“I fancied him from the start. Bloody hell, it’s so
corny but he’s tall, dark and handsome. But he’s got an awful temper and he
smokes.”
Michelle shrugged. “You can’t have everything.”
“No. We just…talk. He’s shy and he’s lonely. He
hates to admit it but he is. Everyone just treats him like ‘Lord Heaton’ and
it’s like he’s become this character and has to keep on playing it. I mean, he
continually calls me Ms Nelson. He’s never called me Sophia once.”
“And what do you call him?” Michelle frowned.
“Lord Heaton,” she replied. “It sounds ridiculous
but he’s never once asked me to call him Thomas.”
And now for the Word Association Fun
Test!
Please write the first three words
that come to your mind...
day – light, work, eat
night – darkness, sleep, dreams
winter – rain, storms, darkness
summer – rain, humidity, midges
writing – concentration, typing, editing
How very interesting. I have never
had these words about summer before...
Thank you for hosting and
interviewing me, Marie!
You are very welcome, and I wish
you lots of success with NEW BLOOD.
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